Technology & AI

A little price comparison can help you save big bucks on common goods and services.

Here's the scoop on reimbursement for your medical practice's EHR use if you meet the meaningful use requirements of CMS.

It’s not too often that physicians can really come together on policy issues and make their voices heard, but there is no better time than now to do so!

The Internet has opened new doors of opportunity that have forever changed the way busy physicians, administrators, and clinical staff approach getting their continuing medical education.

Say goodbye to photocopies: Machine-readable cards could make billing and collections easier. When will payers make them widely available?

A Michigan pediatrician is seeking his second EMR. Can he get over his old baggage and anxieties enough to make the right choice?

Most practices still accept a lot of paper checks from patients - and it costs money when they bounce, as they too-often do. But electronic check services can help you get rid of the rubber.

Summer vacation season is upon us. Here’s how to keep your practice running when your skeleton crew asks for time off.

Medical Practice Management Technology Resources

Is your practice in the market for a new EHR or other new technology you’re not all that familiar with? Or do you want to upgrade some outdated software or IT tool, and you’re not sure how to start looking? Physicians Practice’s new Product Assessment Worksheet, adapted from a checklist created by New Jersey’s Regional Women’s Health Group, can help you compare products and ensure they are appropriate for your office’s specific needs.

Technology offers so many different tools to accomplish so many different tasks.

Outsourcing billing operations can be a relief to a frazzled practice. But you need to do it right; after all, your practice’s revenue is at stake.

You’re ready to buy an EMR. But how do you know which one is right for your practice?

Playing the market without a broker is risky. Is it worth the gamble?

I am having trouble with my current practice management and billing system. I want to change vendors, but how do I decide who to go with? They all seem expensive. Would it help to pick a company with headquarters near where I live? Is it possible to just submit claims electronically to the insurance companies or do I have to go with a clearinghouse?

We were wondering if it’s worth participating in CMS’ e-prescribing bonus program. Is the 2 percent that Medicare will reimburse actually 2 percent of all submitted charges? It seems there’s some “hidden” work that goes along with this program. Can you give me more detail?

Do you have a technology security checklist and sample policies for using e-mail?

I am looking for a tool I can use to improve quality assurance in my physicians’ charting, especially updating their problem lists. Do you have a suggestion?

We scan all of our EOBs as a record of our work and frequently need to go back to an individual patient’s EOB to appeal. I have experimented with different optical character recognition (OCR) programs for our PDF documents but have found nothing is really getting better than about an 80 percent find rate. Do you know software that is better or an integrated solution?